Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE

(b. 20 August 1776 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 March 1846 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )

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Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was born 20 August 1776 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE was the child of David LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LAFOREST dit LABRANCHE and Marguerite BONNEAU dite LABÉCASSE (maternal) François TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine PERRON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie married Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER 15 May 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER was born 30 November 1764 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 3 December 1840 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre SAULNIER and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE.

Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE died 30 March 1846 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .

m. Jean Baptiste Saulnier
15 mai 1801
Baie Saint-Paul, Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, Charlevoix, Québec
Canada

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE married

Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER-- Date: 15 May 1801 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER was the child of Pierre SAULNIER and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE

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Children of Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER and Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE:

Ursule SAULNIER dite LACOULINE (b.21 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1875, Jonquière, Québec, Canada)
m. Francois BELLEY 14 January 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Olivier SAULNIER (b.1 April 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1885, Alma, Québec, Canada )
m. Madeleine SIMARD 29 April 1828 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Cajetan SAULNIER (b.6 January 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 21 July 1895, Hebertville, Canada)
m. Marcelline BLUTEAU 15 October 1833 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Arcade SAULNIER (b.14 June 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 20 November 1860, Laterrière, Canada East)
m. Adelaide GAUTHIER 3 September 1844 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1776 Birth
20 August 1776
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Marie LAFOREST dite LABRANCHE and Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER 15 May 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

She was 24 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Ursule SAULNIER dite LACOULINE was born 21 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie was 25 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Olivier SAULNIER was born 1 April 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie was 27 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Cajetan SAULNIER was born 6 January 1809, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie was 32 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Arcade SAULNIER was born 14 June 1820, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie was 43 years old.

1823 Marriage of Child
Ursule SAULNIER dite LACOULINE married 14 January 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Francois BELLEY

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Olivier SAULNIER married 29 April 1828, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Madeleine SIMARD

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Cajetan SAULNIER married 15 October 1833, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marcelline BLUTEAU

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste SAULNIER died 3 December 1840, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Marriage of Child
Arcade SAULNIER married 3 September 1844, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Adelaide GAUTHIER

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1846 Death
30 March 1846
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

She died at the age of 69.

Added: 12/14/2023 10:54:34 PM - Updated: 1/29/2025 2:08:31 PM